The Battle with Andhaka

Verse 1 (shiva.rudra.184.1)

सनत्कुमार उवाच । तस्येङ्गितज्ञश्च स दैत्यराजो गदां गृहीत्वा त्वरितः ससैन्यः । कृत्वाथ साऽग्रे गिलनामधेयं सुदारुणं देववरैरभेद्यम्

sanatkumāra uvāca tasyeṅgitajñaśca sa daityarājo gadāṁ gṛhītvā tvaritaḥ sasainyaḥ kṛtvātha sā'gre gilanāmadheyaṁ sudāruṇaṁ devavarairabhedyam

Sanatkumara said: "That lord of demons, reading the messenger's meaning, taking up his mace, with his army, swiftly, sending forward that most dreadful Gilana host, impenetrable even to the foremost of gods,"

Verse 2 (shiva.rudra.184.2)

गुहामुखं प्राप्य महेश्वरस्य बिभेद शस्त्रैरशनिप्रकाशैः । अन्ये ततो वीरकमेव शस्त्रै- रवाकिरन् शैलसुतां तथान्ये

guhāmukhaṁ prāpya maheśvarasya bibheda śastrairaśaniprakāśaiḥ anye tato vīrakameva śastrai- ravākiran śailasutāṁ tathānye

"reached the door of Maheshvara's cave and began to break it with weapons bright as the thunderbolt; some encircled Viraka alone with their weapons, while others hurled weapons even toward the mountain-king's daughter."

Verse 3 (shiva.rudra.184.3)

द्वारं हि केचिद्रुचिरं बभञ्जुः पुष्पाणि पत्राणि विनाशयेयुः । फलानि मूलानि जलं च हृद्य- मुद्यानमार्गानपि खण्डयेयुः

dvāraṁ hi kecidruciraṁ babhañjuḥ puṣpāṇi patrāṇi vināśayeyuḥ phalāni mūlāni jalaṁ ca hṛdya- mudyānamārgānapi khaṇḍayeyuḥ

"Some broke that lovely door, some destroyed the flowers and leaves, some spoiled even the fruits, roots, and cool waters, and some tore up even the pathways of the garden."

Verse 4 (shiva.rudra.184.4)

विलोडयेयुर्मुदिताश्च केचि- च्छृङ्गाणि शैलस्य च भानुमन्ति । ततो हरः सस्मृतवान् स्वसैन्यं समाह्वयन् कुपितः शूलपाणिः

viloḍayeyurmuditāśca keci- cchṛṅgāṇi śailasya ca bhānumanti tato haraḥ sasmṛtavān svasainyaṁ samāhvayan kupitaḥ śūlapāṇiḥ

"Some, exulting, began to shake the sun-bright peaks of the mountain; then Hara called to mind his own army, and, trident in hand, enraged, began to summon his ganas."

Verse 5 (shiva.rudra.184.5)

भूतानि चान्यानि सुदारुणानि देवान्ससैन्यान्सह विष्णुमुख्यान् । आहूतमात्रानुगणाःससैन्या रथैर्गजैर्वाजिवृषैश्च गोभिः

bhūtāni cānyāni sudāruṇāni devānsasainyānsaha viṣṇumukhyān āhūtamātrānugaṇāḥsasainyā rathairgajairvājivṛṣaiśca gobhiḥ

"He summoned the gods, headed by Vishnu, with their armies, and other terrible hosts of beings besides — and at his call, at once, all the ganas came with their forces, mounted on chariots, elephants, horses, bulls, and cattle,"

Verse 6 (shiva.rudra.184.6)

उष्ट्रैः खरैः पक्षिवरैश्च सिंहैः ते सर्वदेवाः सहभूतसङ्घैः । व्याघ्रैर्मृगैः सूकरसारसैश्च समीनमत्स्यैः शिशुमारमुख्यैः

uṣṭraiḥ kharaiḥ pakṣivaraiśca siṁhaiḥ te sarvadevāḥ sahabhūtasaṅghaiḥ vyāghrairmṛgaiḥ sūkarasārasaiśca samīnamatsyaiḥ śiśumāramukhyaiḥ

"on camels, asses, mighty birds, and lions — all those hosts of gods, together with their hordes of beings, along with tigers, deer, boars, cranes, fish, and creatures like crocodiles,"

Verse 7 (shiva.rudra.184.7)

अन्यैश्च नाना विधजीवसङ्घै- र्विशीर्णदंशैः स्फुटितैः श्मशानैः । भुजङ्गमैः प्रेतशतैः पिशाचै- र्दिव्यैर्विमानैः कमलाकरैश्च

anyaiśca nānā vidhajīvasaṅghai- rviśīrṇadaṁśaiḥ sphuṭitaiḥ śmaśānaiḥ bhujaṅgamaiḥ pretaśataiḥ piśācai- rdivyairvimānaiḥ kamalākaraiśca

"and with many other kinds of creature-hosts, with broken-toothed and torn dwellers of the cremation grounds, with serpents, hundreds of ghosts and pishachas, with divine chariots of the sky and lotus pools,"

Verse 8 (shiva.rudra.184.8)

नदीनदैः पर्वतवाहनैश्च समागताः प्राञ्जलयः प्रणम्य । कपर्दिनं तस्थुरदीनसत्त्वाः सेनापतिं वीरकमेव कृत्वा

nadīnadaiḥ parvatavāhanaiśca samāgatāḥ prāñjalayaḥ praṇamya kapardinaṁ tasthuradīnasattvāḥ senāpatiṁ vīrakameva kṛtvā

"and with rivers and great streams, riding on mountains as their mounts, all of them came, joined their palms, bowed low, and stood undaunted before Kapardin, Shiva — and Viraka alone was appointed their commander."

Verse 9 (shiva.rudra.184.9)

विसर्जयामास रणाय देवान् विश्रान्तवाहानथ तत्पिनाकी । युद्धे स्थिरं लब्धजयं प्रधानं सम्प्रेषितास्ते तु महेश्वरेण

visarjayāmāsa raṇāya devān viśrāntavāhānatha tatpinākī yuddhe sthiraṁ labdhajayaṁ pradhānaṁ sampreṣitāste tu maheśvareṇa

"Those gods, their mounts now well rested, were dispatched to battle by Shiva, bearer of the Pinaka bow — steadfast, already tested in victory, counted foremost, sent forth by Maheshvara."

Verse 10 (shiva.rudra.184.10)

चक्रुर्युगान्तप्रतिमं च युद्धं मर्यादहीनं सगिलेन सर्वे । दैत्येन्द्रसैन्येन सदैव घोरं क्रोधान्निगीर्णास्त्रिदशास्तु सङ्ख्ये

cakruryugāntapratimaṁ ca yuddhaṁ maryādahīnaṁ sagilena sarve daityendrasainyena sadaiva ghoraṁ krodhānnigīrṇāstridaśāstu saṅkhye

"All of them together waged, against that Gilana, a war as terrible and boundless as the dissolution of the age — and by the demon-lord's army, in fury, they began to be devoured, terribly, one by one."

Verse 11 (shiva.rudra.184.11)

तस्मिन्क्षणे युध्यमानाश्च सर्वे ब्रह्मेन्द्रविष्ण्वर्कशशाङ्कमुख्याः । आसन्निगीर्णा विधसेन तेन सैन्ये निगीर्णेऽस्ति तु वीरको हि

tasminkṣaṇe yudhyamānāśca sarve brahmendraviṣṇvarkaśaśāṅkamukhyāḥ āsannigīrṇā vidhasena tena sainye nigīrṇe'sti tu vīrako hi

"In that moment, as they fought, Brahma, Indra, Vishnu, the Sun and Moon, and all the other foremost gods were swallowed by that Vighasa; and when the whole army was thus devoured, only Viraka remained there."

Verse 12 (shiva.rudra.184.12)

विहाय सङ्ग्रामशिरोगुहां तां प्रविश्य शर्वं प्रणिपत्य मूर्ध्ना । प्रोवाच दुःखाभिहतः स्मरारिं सुवीरको वाग्मिवरोऽथ वृत्तम्

vihāya saṅgrāmaśiroguhāṁ tāṁ praviśya śarvaṁ praṇipatya mūrdhnā provāca duḥkhābhihataḥ smarāriṁ suvīrako vāgmivaro'tha vṛttam

"Leaving that front of battle, entering the cave, bowing his head to Shiva, that eloquent Viraka, stricken with sorrow, told the whole of what had happened to Shiva, the foe of the god of love."

Verse 13 (shiva.rudra.184.13)

निगीर्णं ते सैन्यं विघसदितिजेनाद्य भगव- न्निगीर्णोऽसौ विष्णुस्त्रिभुवनगुरुर्दैत्यदलनः । निगीर्णौ चन्द्रार्कौ द्रुहिणमघवानौ च वरदौ निगीर्णास्ते सर्वे यमवरुणवाताश्च धनदः

nigīrṇaṁ te sainyaṁ vighasaditijenādya bhagava- nnigīrṇo'sau viṣṇustribhuvanagururdaityadalanaḥ nigīrṇau candrārkau druhiṇamaghavānau ca varadau nigīrṇāste sarve yamavaruṇavātāśca dhanadaḥ

"'Your army, O lord, has today been devoured by that demon of the Devouring Mouth; Vishnu himself, guru of the three worlds and destroyer of demons, has been swallowed; the Moon and the Sun both, boon-granting Brahma and Indra both, are swallowed; Yama, Varuna, Vayu, and Kubera — all these too are swallowed.'"

Verse 14 (shiva.rudra.184.14)

स्थितोऽस्म्येकः प्रह्वः किमिह करणीयं भवतु मे अजेयो दैत्येन्द्रः प्रमुदितमना दैत्यसहितः

sthito'smyekaḥ prahvaḥ kimiha karaṇīyaṁ bhavatu me ajeyo daityendraḥ pramuditamanā daityasahitaḥ

"'I stand here alone, humbled — what now should I do? That lord of demons is unconquerable, and stands there rejoicing, surrounded by his demons.'"

Verse 15 (shiva.rudra.184.15)

अजेयं त्वां प्राप्तः प्रतिभयमना मारुतगतिः स्वयं विष्णुर्देवः कनककशिपुं कश्यपसुतम् । नखैस्तीक्ष्णैर्भक्त्या तदपि भगवान् शिष्टवशगः प्रवृत्तस्त्रैलोक्यं विधमतु मलं व्यात्तवदनः

ajeyaṁ tvāṁ prāptaḥ pratibhayamanā mārutagatiḥ svayaṁ viṣṇurdevaḥ kanakakaśipuṁ kaśyapasutam nakhaistīkṣṇairbhaktyā tadapi bhagavān śiṣṭavaśagaḥ pravṛttastrailokyaṁ vidhamatu malaṁ vyāttavadanaḥ

"'Even the Blessed Vishnu, swift as the wind, unconquerable, though inwardly apprehensive, once — bound by devotion to his own devotee's wish — with his own sharp claws, swallowed with gaping mouth Kanakakashipu, son of Kashyapa, in the very act of cleansing the three worlds of their impurity.'"

Verse 16 (shiva.rudra.184.16)

वसिष्ठाद्यैः शप्तो भुवनपतिभिः सप्तमुनिभिः तथाभूते भूयस्त्वमिति सुचिरं दैत्यसहितः

vasiṣṭhādyaiḥ śapto bhuvanapatibhiḥ saptamunibhiḥ tathābhūte bhūyastvamiti suciraṁ daityasahitaḥ

"'Cursed by Vasishtha and the other seven sages, lords of the worlds, he lay for a long age in that very state, together with his demons.'"

Verse 17 (shiva.rudra.184.17)

ततस्तेनोक्तास्ते प्रणयवचनैरात्मनि हितैः कदास्माद्वै घोराद्भवति मम मोक्षो मुनिवराः । यतः क्रुद्धैरुक्तो विघसहरणाद्युद्धसमये ततो घोरैर्बाणैर्विदलितमुखे मुष्टिभिरलम्

tatastenoktāste praṇayavacanairātmani hitaiḥ kadāsmādvai ghorādbhavati mama mokṣo munivarāḥ yataḥ kruddhairukto vighasaharaṇādyuddhasamaye tato ghorairbāṇairvidalitamukhe muṣṭibhiralam

"'Then they spoke to him words at once loving and beneficial: \"O foremost sages, when shall I be freed from this terrible state?\" — for it had been said to him in anger that, for seizing the leftover offering at the time of battle, his mouth would be torn open with sharp arrows and fists.'"

Verse 18 (shiva.rudra.184.18)

बदर्याख्यारण्ये ननु हरिगृहे पुण्यवसतौ निसंस्तभ्यात्मानं विगतकलुषो यास्यसि परम् । ततस्तेषां वाक्यात्प्रतिदिनमसौ दैत्यगिलनः क्षुधार्तः सङ्ग्रामाद् भ्रमति पुनरामोदमुदितः

badaryākhyāraṇye nanu harigṛhe puṇyavasatau nisaṁstabhyātmānaṁ vigatakaluṣo yāsyasi param tatasteṣāṁ vākyātpratidinamasau daityagilanaḥ kṣudhārtaḥ saṅgrāmād bhramati punarāmodamuditaḥ

"'\"In the forest called Badari, in Hari's own sacred abode, restraining your own self, freed of impurity, you shall attain release.\" By that very word of theirs, that demon-devouring mouth even now, tormented by hunger, wanders again and again from the field of battle, and then is filled once more with delight.'"

Verse 19 (shiva.rudra.184.19)

तमश्चेदं घोरं जगदुदितयोः सूर्यशशिनो- र्यथाशुक्रस्तुभ्यं परमरिपुरत्यन्तविकरः । हतान्देवैर्दैत्यान्पुनरमृतविद्यास्तुतिपदैः सवीर्यान्सन्हृष्टान्व्रणशतवियुक्तान्प्रकुरुते

tamaścedaṁ ghoraṁ jagaduditayoḥ sūryaśaśino- ryathāśukrastubhyaṁ paramaripuratyantavikaraḥ hatāndevairdaityānpunaramṛtavidyāstutipadaiḥ savīryānsanhṛṣṭānvraṇaśataviyuktānprakurute

"'Just as this dread darkness vanishes when sun and moon arise, so is Shukra a most terrible enemy for you — demons slain by the gods, he restores again, through his nectar-lore and hymns of praise, filled with strength and vigor, free of their hundreds of wounds.'"

Verse 20 (shiva.rudra.184.20)

वरं प्राणास्त्याज्यास्तव मम तु सङ्ग्रामसमये भवान्साक्षीभूतः क्षणमपि वृतः कार्यकरणे

varaṁ prāṇāstyājyāstava mama tu saṅgrāmasamaye bhavānsākṣībhūtaḥ kṣaṇamapi vṛtaḥ kāryakaraṇe

"'It is better for me to give up my very life at the time of battle — you, O lord, remain even for a moment as witness to see this deed accomplished.'"

Verse 21 (shiva.rudra.184.21)

सनत्कुमार उवाच । इतीदं सत्पुत्रात्प्रमथपतिराकर्ण्य कुपित- श्चिरं ध्यात्वा चक्रे त्रिभुवनपतिः प्रागनुपमम् । प्रगायत्सामाख्यं दिनकरकराकारवपुषा प्रहासात्तन्नाम्ना तदनु निहतं तेन च तमः

sanatkumāra uvāca itīdaṁ satputrātpramathapatirākarṇya kupita- ściraṁ dhyātvā cakre tribhuvanapatiḥ prāganupamam pragāyatsāmākhyaṁ dinakarakarākāravapuṣā prahāsāttannāmnā tadanu nihataṁ tena ca tamaḥ

Sanatkumara said: Hearing this from his own true son, Shiva, lord of the Pramathas and sovereign of the three worlds, enraged, after long meditation, wrought a wonder never before seen — with a body radiant as the sun's rays, chanting the Sama called Pragayat with a laugh, by that very name he destroyed that darkness.

Verse 22 (shiva.rudra.184.22)

प्रकाशेऽस्मिँल्लोके पुनरपि महायुद्धमकरोद् रणे दैत्यैः सार्द्धं विकृतवदनैर्वीरकमुनिः । शिलाचूर्णं भुक्त्वा प्रवरमुनिना यस्तु जनितः स कृत्वा सण्ग्रामं पुरमपि पुरा यश्च जितवान्

prakāśe'smi~lloke punarapi mahāyuddhamakarod raṇe daityaiḥ sārddhaṁ vikṛtavadanairvīrakamuniḥ śilācūrṇaṁ bhuktvā pravaramuninā yastu janitaḥ sa kṛtvā saṇgrāmaṁ puramapi purā yaśca jitavān

"Light returned once more to that world, and that sage-born Viraka waged again a great battle with those grim-faced demons — that Viraka, born of that foremost sage by his eating of powdered rock, who had already once fought and conquered even the demon-city,"

Verse 23 (shiva.rudra.184.23)

महारुद्रः सद्यः स खलु दितिजेनातिगिलितः ततश्चासौ नन्दी निशितशरशूलासिसहितः । प्रधानो योधानां मुनिवरशतानामपि महान् निवासो विद्यानां शमदममहाधैर्यसहितः

mahārudraḥ sadyaḥ sa khalu ditijenātigilitaḥ tataścāsau nandī niśitaśaraśūlāsisahitaḥ pradhāno yodhānāṁ munivaraśatānāmapi mahān nivāso vidyānāṁ śamadamamahādhairyasahitaḥ

"— even that great Rudra himself was then, in an instant, thoroughly swallowed by that demon; then Nandi, armed with sharp arrows, trident, and sword, foremost among warriors, great among hundreds of the finest sages, the very abode of tranquility, self-control, and great fortitude —"

Verse 24 (shiva.rudra.184.24)

निरीक्ष्यैवं पश्चाद् वृषभवरमारुह्य भगवान् कपर्दी युद्धार्थी विघसदितिजं सम्मुखमुखः । जपन्दिव्यं मन्त्रं निगलनविधानोद्गिलनकं स्थितः सज्जं कृत्वा धनुरशनिकल्पानपि शरान्

nirīkṣyaivaṁ paścād vṛṣabhavaramāruhya bhagavān kapardī yuddhārthī vighasaditijaṁ sammukhamukhaḥ japandivyaṁ mantraṁ nigalanavidhānodgilanakaṁ sthitaḥ sajjaṁ kṛtvā dhanuraśanikalpānapi śarān

"seeing all this, then mounted upon his splendid bull, the Blessed Kapardin, desiring battle face-to-face with the Vighasa demon, chanting a divine mantra of both swallowing and disgorging, made ready his bow and thunderbolt-like arrows, and stood prepared."

Verse 25 (shiva.rudra.184.25)

ततौ निष्कान्तोऽसौ विघसवदनाद्वीरकमुनि- र्गृहीत्वा तत्सर्वे स्वबलमतुलं विष्णुसहिताः । समुद्गीर्णाः सर्वे कमलजबलारीन्दुदिनपाः प्रहृष्टं तत्सैन्यं पुनरपि महायुद्धमकरोत्

tatau niṣkānto'sau vighasavadanādvīrakamuni- rgṛhītvā tatsarve svabalamatulaṁ viṣṇusahitāḥ samudgīrṇāḥ sarve kamalajabalārīndudinapāḥ prahṛṣṭaṁ tatsainyaṁ punarapi mahāyuddhamakarot

"Then that sage Viraka emerged from the mouth of that Vighasa, drawing forth his entire matchless army together with Vishnu; all were disgorged — Brahma, the strong, the foes, the Moon, the Sun, all of them; and that rejoicing army once more waged that great war."

Verse 26 (shiva.rudra.184.26)

जिते तस्मिन् शुक्रस्तदनु दितिजान्युद्धविहतान् यदा विद्यावीर्यात्पुनरपि सजीवान्प्रकुरुते । तदा बद्ध्वाऽऽनीतः पशुरिव गणैर्भूतपतये निगीर्णस्तेनासौ त्रिपुररिपुणा दानवगुरुः

jite tasmin śukrastadanu ditijānyuddhavihatān yadā vidyāvīryātpunarapi sajīvānprakurute tadā baddhvā''nītaḥ paśuriva gaṇairbhūtapataye nigīrṇastenāsau tripuraripuṇā dānavaguruḥ

"When he was defeated, and Shukra, by his lore and his power, began once more to bring back to life the demons slain in battle, then he, bound like a beast, was brought by the ganas to the Lord of Beings — and that slayer of Tripura swallowed the guru of the demons."

Verse 27 (shiva.rudra.184.27)

विनष्टे शुक्राख्ये सुररिपुनिवासस्तदखिलो जितो ध्वस्तो भग्नो भृशमपि सुरैश्चापि दलितम् । प्रभूतैर्भूतौघैर्दितिजकुणपग्रासरसिकैः सरुण्डैर्नृत्यद्भिर्निशितशरशक्त्युद्धृतकरैः

vinaṣṭe śukrākhye suraripunivāsastadakhilo jito dhvasto bhagno bhṛśamapi suraiścāpi dalitam prabhūtairbhūtaughairditijakuṇapagrāsarasikaiḥ saruṇḍairnṛtyadbhirniśitaśaraśaktyuddhṛtakaraiḥ

"With Shukra thus destroyed, that whole refuge of the gods' enemies was defeated, shattered, and utterly crushed, thoroughly ground down by the gods — by the vast hosts of beings, exulting as they fed upon the demons' corpses, by headless torsos dancing about, by beings brandishing hands raised with sharp arrows and spears,"

Verse 28 (shiva.rudra.184.28)

प्रमत्तैर्वेतालैःसुदृढकरतुण्डैरपि खगै- वृकैर्नानाभेदैः शवकुणपपूर्णास्यकवलैः । विकीर्णे सङ्ग्रामे कनककशिपोर्वंशजनक श्चिरं युद्धं कृत्वा हरिहरमहेन्द्रैश्च विजितः

pramattairvetālaiḥsudṛḍhakaratuṇḍairapi khagai- vṛkairnānābhedaiḥ śavakuṇapapūrṇāsyakavalaiḥ vikīrṇe saṅgrāme kanakakaśiporvaṁśajanaka ściraṁ yuddhaṁ kṛtvā hariharamahendraiśca vijitaḥ

"by reckless vetalas, by birds with harsh talons and beaks, by wolves of every kind, by beings whose mouths were crammed with fragments of corpses and the dead, across that scattered field of battle — and that father of the line of Kanakakashipu, after fighting long against Hari, Hara, and Mahendra, was at last defeated."

Verse 29 (shiva.rudra.184.29)

प्रविष्टे पाताले गिरिजलधिरन्ध्राण्यपि तथा ततः सैन्ये क्षीणे दितिजवृषभश्चान्धकवरः । प्रकोपे देवानां कदनदवरो विश्वदलनो गदाघातैर्घोरैर्विदलितमदश्चापि हरिणा

praviṣṭe pātāle girijaladhirandhrāṇyapi tathā tataḥ sainye kṣīṇe ditijavṛṣabhaścāndhakavaraḥ prakope devānāṁ kadanadavaro viśvadalano gadāghātairghorairvidalitamadaścāpi hariṇā

"When he had fled into the netherworld, into mountain caves, into the deep clefts of the ocean, his army spent, that foremost of demons, Andhaka — provoker of the gods' fury, ever intent on destruction, disturber of the whole world — had his very pride shattered by the terrible blows of Vishnu's mace."

Verse 30 (shiva.rudra.184.30)

न वै यः सग्रामं त्यजति वरलब्धः किल यतः तदा ताडैर्घोरैस्त्रिदशपतिना पीडिततनुः । ततः शस्त्रास्त्रौघैस्तरुगिरिजलैश्चाशु विबुधान् जिगायोच्चैर्गर्जन्प्रमथपतिमाहूय शनकैः

na vai yaḥ sagrāmaṁ tyajati varalabdhaḥ kila yataḥ tadā tāḍairghoraistridaśapatinā pīḍitatanuḥ tataḥ śastrāstraughaistarugirijalaiścāśu vibudhān jigāyoccairgarjanpramathapatimāhūya śanakaiḥ

"He who, empowered by his boon, never abandons the field of war — the lord of the gods afflicted him with terrible blows; and then, swiftly overwhelming the gods with a torrent of weapons, missiles, trees, and mountains, roaring aloud, he began to challenge the Lord of the Pramathas."

Verse 31 (shiva.rudra.184.31)

स्थितो युद्धं कुर्वन् रणपतितशस्त्रैर्बहुविधैः परिक्षीणैः सर्वैस्तदनु गिरिजारुद्रमतुदत् । तथा वृक्षैः सर्पैरशनिनिवहैः शस्त्रपटलै- र्विरूपैर्मायाभिः कपटरचनाशम्बरशतैः

sthito yuddhaṁ kurvan raṇapatitaśastrairbahuvidhaiḥ parikṣīṇaiḥ sarvaistadanu girijārudramatudat tathā vṛkṣaiḥ sarpairaśaninivahaiḥ śastrapaṭalai- rvirūpairmāyābhiḥ kapaṭaracanāśambaraśataiḥ

"Standing there, fighting with all manner of weapons fallen on the battlefield, and when those too were spent, he afflicted even Rudra together with the mountain-king's daughter — and in this same way, with trees, serpents, showers of thunderbolts and nets of weapons, with monstrous forms and illusions, with hundreds of deceitful contrivances and the sorcery of Shambara,"

Verse 32 (shiva.rudra.184.32)

विजेतुं शैलेशं कुहकमपरं तत्र कृतवान् महासत्त्वो वीरस्त्रिपुररिपुतुल्यश्च मतिमान् । न वध्यो देवानां वरशतमनोन्मादविवशः प्रभूतैः शस्त्रास्त्रैः सपदि दितिजो जर्जरतनुः

vijetuṁ śaileśaṁ kuhakamaparaṁ tatra kṛtavān mahāsattvo vīrastripurariputulyaśca matimān na vadhyo devānāṁ varaśatamanonmādavivaśaḥ prabhūtaiḥ śastrāstraiḥ sapadi ditijo jarjaratanuḥ

"and there, to conquer the Lord of the Mountains, he wrought yet another deceitful device — that mighty hero, wise as the very slayer of Tripura himself, his mind unconquerable through the pride of his hundred boons, invulnerable even to the gods, his body instantly torn by countless weapons and missiles —"

Verse 33 (shiva.rudra.184.33)

तदीयाद्विष्यन्दात्क्षितितलगतैरन्धकगणै- रतिव्याप्तं घोरं विकृतवदनं स्वात्मसदृशम् । दधत्कल्पान्ताग्निप्रतिमवपुषा भूतपतिना त्रिशूले नोद्भिन्नस्त्रिपुररिपुणा दारुणतरम्

tadīyādviṣyandātkṣititalagatairandhakagaṇai- rativyāptaṁ ghoraṁ vikṛtavadanaṁ svātmasadṛśam dadhatkalpāntāgnipratimavapuṣā bhūtapatinā triśūle nodbhinnastripuraripuṇā dāruṇataram

"from his own flowing blood, the whole field became overrun with hosts of 'Andhakas' — beings sprung from those very drops, dreadful, grim-faced, taking on countless forms in his own likeness; and the Lord of Beings, his body like the fire of universal dissolution, pierced him with his trident more terribly still."

Verse 34 (shiva.rudra.184.34)

यदा सैन्यात्सैन्यं पशुपतिहतादन्यदभवद्- व्रणोत्थैरत्युष्णैः पिशितनिसृतैर्बिन्दुभिरलम् । तदा विष्णुर्योगात्प्रमथपतिमाहूय मतिमान् चकारोग्रं रूपं विकृतवदनं स्त्रैणमजितम्

yadā sainyātsainyaṁ paśupatihatādanyadabhavad- vraṇotthairatyuṣṇaiḥ piśitanisṛtairbindubhiralam tadā viṣṇuryogātpramathapatimāhūya matimān cakārograṁ rūpaṁ vikṛtavadanaṁ straiṇamajitam

"When, from the blow of that Lord of Beasts, one army after another sprang forth from those hot, flesh-mingled drops of blood flowing from his wounds, then wise Vishnu, by the power of yoga, summoning the Lord of the Pramathas, assumed a fierce and unconquerable form, in the shape of a woman with a terrible face."

Verse 35 (shiva.rudra.184.35)

करालं संशुष्कं बहुभुजलताक्रान्तकुपितो विनिष्क्रान्तः कर्णाद्गणशिरसि शम्भोश्च भगवान्

karālaṁ saṁśuṣkaṁ bahubhujalatākrāntakupito viniṣkrāntaḥ karṇādgaṇaśirasi śambhośca bhagavān

"Terrible, gaunt, her many arms like coiling vines, filled with fury, that goddess emerged from Shambhu's own ear and appeared above the head of the lord of the ganas."

Verse 36 (shiva.rudra.184.36)

रणस्था सा देवी चरणयुगलालङ्कृतमही स्तुता देवैः सर्वैः तदनु भगवान् प्रेरितमतिः । क्षुधार्ता तत्सैन्यं दितिजनिसृतं तच्च रुधिरं पपौ सात्युष्णं तद्रणशिरसि सृक्कर्दममलम्

raṇasthā sā devī caraṇayugalālaṅkṛtamahī stutā devaiḥ sarvaiḥ tadanu bhagavān preritamatiḥ kṣudhārtā tatsainyaṁ ditijanisṛtaṁ tacca rudhiraṁ papau sātyuṣṇaṁ tadraṇaśirasi sṛkkardamamalam

"That goddess, standing on the battlefield, her two feet adorning the very earth, was praised by all the gods; then, impelled by the Blessed Shiva, ravenous with hunger, that goddess drank of the demons' flowing blood — that most scalding, pure mire of blood dripping from the mouth of the field."

Verse 37 (shiva.rudra.184.37)

ततस्त्वेको दैत्यस्तदपि युयुधे शुष्करुधिरः तलाघातैर्घोरैरशनिसदृशैर्जानुचरणैः । नखैर्वज्राकारैर्मुखभुजशिरोभिश्च गिरिशं स्मरन् क्षात्रं धर्मं स्वकुलविहितं शाश्वतमजम्

tatastveko daityastadapi yuyudhe śuṣkarudhiraḥ talāghātairghorairaśanisadṛśairjānucaraṇaiḥ nakhairvajrākārairmukhabhujaśirobhiśca giriśaṁ smaran kṣātraṁ dharmaṁ svakulavihitaṁ śāśvatamajam

"Then that demon, alone, even with his blood run dry, fought on against Girisha with the blows of his knees and the soles of his feet, terrible as the thunderbolt, his very claws become like thunderbolts, striking with mouth, arms, and head — remembering the eternal warrior's dharma ordained in his own lineage."

Verse 38 (shiva.rudra.184.38)

रणे शान्तः पश्चात्प्रमथपतिना भिन्नहृदय- स्त्रिशूले सम्प्रोतो नभसि विधृतः स्थाणुसदृशः । अधःकायः शुष्कस्तपनकिरणैर्जीर्णतनुमान् जलासारैर्मेघैः पवनसहितैः क्लेदितवपुः

raṇe śāntaḥ paścātpramathapatinā bhinnahṛdaya- striśūle samproto nabhasi vidhṛtaḥ sthāṇusadṛśaḥ adhaḥkāyaḥ śuṣkastapanakiraṇairjīrṇatanumān jalāsārairmeghaiḥ pavanasahitaiḥ kleditavapuḥ

"At last he was quieted in battle by the Lord of the Pramathas — his heart pierced, impaled upon the trident, held aloft in the sky like a fixed pillar — his lower body scorched dry by the sun's rays, his worn frame drenched by clouds heavy with rain and wind."

Verse 39 (shiva.rudra.184.39)

विशीर्णस्तिग्मांशोस्तुहिनशकलाकारशकल- स्तथाभूतः प्राणांस्तदपि न जहौ दैत्यवृषभः । तदा तुष्टः शम्भुः परमकरुणावारिधिरसौ ददौ तस्मै प्रीत्या गणपतिपदं तेन विनुतः

viśīrṇastigmāṁśostuhinaśakalākāraśakala- stathābhūtaḥ prāṇāṁstadapi na jahau daityavṛṣabhaḥ tadā tuṣṭaḥ śambhuḥ paramakaruṇāvāridhirasau dadau tasmai prītyā gaṇapatipadaṁ tena vinutaḥ

"Wasted by the sun's rays, his body crumbling like flakes of frost, even in that state that foremost demon would not give up his life — then Shambhu, ocean of supreme compassion, was pleased, and lovingly bestowed upon that demon, as he praised him, the rank of a Ganapati."

Verse 40 (shiva.rudra.184.40)

ततो युद्धस्यान्ते भुवनपतयः सार्थ रमणै- स्तवैर्नानाभेदैः प्रमथपतिमभ्यर्च्य विधिवत् । हरिब्रह्माद्यास्ते परमनुतिभिः तुष्टुवुरलं नतस्कन्धाः प्रीता जय जय गिरं प्रोच्य सुखिताः

tato yuddhasyānte bhuvanapatayaḥ sārtha ramaṇai- stavairnānābhedaiḥ pramathapatimabhyarcya vidhivat haribrahmādyāste paramanutibhiḥ tuṣṭuvuralaṁ nataskandhāḥ prītā jaya jaya giraṁ procya sukhitāḥ

"Then, at the war's end, the lords of the worlds — Hari, Brahma, and all the rest — with the manifold hymns proper to each, duly worshiped the Lord of the Pramathas, and, satisfying him fully with their great praises, heads bowed, glad, crying 'Victory! Victory!', became at peace."

Verse 41 (shiva.rudra.184.41)

हरस्तैस्तैः सार्धं गिरिवरगुहायां प्रमुदितो विसृज्यैकानंशान् विविधबलिना पूज्यसुनगान् । चकाराज्ञां क्रीडां गिरिवरसुतां प्राप्य मुदितां तथा पुत्रं घोराद्विघसवदनान्मुक्तमनघम्

harastaistaiḥ sārdhaṁ girivaraguhāyāṁ pramudito visṛjyaikānaṁśān vividhabalinā pūjyasunagān cakārājñāṁ krīḍāṁ girivarasutāṁ prāpya muditāṁ tathā putraṁ ghorādvighasavadanānmuktamanagham

"Then Hara, together with all of them, rejoicing there in the mountain-king's cave, dismissed his own various gana-divisions duly worshiped with manifold offerings, and, gladdened at regaining the mountain-king's daughter, gave himself to play — and welcomed too his own son, now freed from that dreadful devouring mouth and known blameless, into that play by his own command."